Our Faculty
Our Center is home to over 70 world-class researchers and specialists in neuroscience, stem cell biology, skeletal muscle biology, statistical genetics, diabetes, behavior modification, eating disorders and other areas. One of our most important goals is the recruitment of excellent, productive faculty. Our long-term goals can only be met with the dedication, insight and innovative research of a top-notch faculty leading a dynamic group of post-doctoral researchers. Click on a world-class scientist below to learn more about them.
| Name | Department |
| Aggarwal, Sita | William Hansel Cancer Prevention |
| Arbour Delahaye, Nancy | Regulation of Gene Expression |
| Bajpeyi, Sudip | Clinical Research |
| Barnes, Maria | Nutrition and Neural Signaling |
| Berthoud, Hans-Rudolf | Neurobiology and Nutrition I - Berthoud |
| Bouchard, Claude | Human Genomics |
| Brantley, Phillip | Behavioral Medicine |
| Bray, George | Clinical Research |
| Braymer, Doug | Dietary Obesity Laboratory |
| Broyles, Stephanie | Contextual Risk Factors |
| Bruce-Keller, Annadora | Neurodegeneration and Inflammation |
| Burk, David | Cell Biology and Imaging Core |
| Cefalu, William | Diabetes and Nutrition |
| Champagne, Catherine | Dietary Assessment and Food Analysis Core |
| Church, Timothy | Preventive Medicine Laboratory |
| Deutsch, Andy | DNA Damage and Repair |
| Dhurandhar, Nikhil | Infection and Obesity |
| Dixit, Vishwa | Neuroendocrine Immunology |
| Earnest, Conrad | Exercise Testing Core |
| Eilertsen, Kenneth | Epigenetics and Nuclear Reprogramming |
| Floyd, Elizabeth | Ubiquitin Lab |
| Gandjour, Afschin | Office of Assoc Exec Director for Population Science |
| Gao, Zhanguo | Antioxidant and Gene Regulation Lab |
| Geiselman, Paula | Women's Health, Eating Behavior, & Smoking Cessation Program |
| Gettys, Thomas | Laboratory of Nutrient Sensing and Adipocyte Signaling |
| Gimble, Jeffrey | Stem Cell Biology |
| Greenway, Frank | Outpatient Clinic Unit |
| Gupta, Alok | Outpatient Clinic Unit |
| Hamilton, Marc | Inactivity Physiology |
| Hansel, William | William Hansel Cancer Prevention |
| Harsha, David | Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Health Delivery |
| Hegde, Vijay | DNA Damage and Repair |
| Hermann, Gerlinda | Autonomic Neurosciences- Hermann |
| Heymsfield, Steven | Office of Executive Director, PBRC |
| Holmes, Gregory | Neurotrauma and Nutrition |
| Hu, Gang | Chronic Disease Epidemiology |
| Ingram, Donald | Nutritional Neuroscience and Aging |
| Johannsen, Darcy | John S McIlhenny Skeletal Muscle Physiology |
| Johnson, William | Biostatistics |
| Kappen, Claudia | Developmental Biology |
| Kastin, Abba | Blood Brain Barrier II |
| Katzmarzyk, Peter | Office of Assoc Exec Director for Population Science |
| Keller, Jeffrey | Office of Assoc. Exec. Director for Basic Research |
| Kennedy, Betty | Office of Assoc Exec Director for Population Science |
| Kheterpal, Indu | Protein Structural Biology |
| Koza, Robert | Epigenetics and Obesity |
| Kozak, Leslie | Molecular Genetics and Thermogenesis |
| Kozak, Barbara | Regenerative Biology |
| Levitan, Lilian | Office of Assoc. Exec. Director for Clinical Research |
| Martin, Corby | Ingestive Behavior Laboratory |
| Martin, Roy | Neurobehavior Laboratory |
| McDougal, David | Autonomic Neurosciences- Hermann |
| Morrison, Christopher | Neurosignaling |
| Muenzberg-Gruening, Heike | Central Leptin Signaling |
| Myers, Valerie | Behavioral Medicine |
| Mynatt, Randall | Transgenics Core |
| Newton, Robert | Health Psychology |
| Obrosova, Irina | Mechanisms of Diabetes Complications |
| Pan, Weihong | Blood Brain Barrier I |
| Pistell, Paul | Nutritional Neuroscience and Aging |
| Primeaux, Stefany | Joint Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism Program |
| Rankinen, Tuomo | Human Genomics |
| Ravussin, Eric | John S McIlhenny Skeletal Muscle Physiology |
| Redman, Leanne | John S McIlhenny Skeletal Muscle Physiology |
| Richards (Smith), Brenda | Taste Genetics |
| Robert, Barry | Comparative Biology Core |
| Rogers, Richard | Autonomic Neuroscience - Rogers |
| Rood, Jennifer | Clinical Chemistry Core |
| Roy, Heli | Division of Education |
| Ryan, Donna | Office of Assoc. Exec. Director for Clinical Research |
| Salbaum, Michael | Regulation of Gene Expression |
| Smith, Steven | Office of Assoc. Exec. Director for Clinical Research |
| Stadler, Krisztian | Oxidative Stress and Disease |
| Stewart, Tiffany | Health Psychology |
| Stull, April | Diabetes and Nutrition |
| Sutton, Gregory | Protein Deficiency and Developmental Biology |
| Tchoukalova, Yourka | John S McIlhenny Skeletal Muscle Physiology |
| Tudor-Locke, Catrine | Walking Behavior |
| Wang, Zhong | Diabetes and Nutrition |
| Williamson, Donald | Health Psychology |
| Ye, Jianping | Antioxidant and Gene Regulation Lab |
| Zderic, Theodore | Inactivity Physiology |
| Zhang, Jingying | Transgenics Core |
